The Network Virtualization and SDN Europe Conference in Berlin last week was a great opportunity to track industry progress on a number of important fronts in particular 5G, Cloud Native Infrastructure and Network Automation. 2019 is expected to be pivotal in the development and deployment of NFV & SDN with communication service providers (CommSPs) preparing their Virtual Infrastructure roll-outs based on the huge potentiality of 5G....

Intel Select Solutions for NFVI v2 are out of the gates with Advantech swiftly moving to verified status on two key servers from our SKY-8000 range. The v2 specification now defines a controller node and a ‘plus’ and ‘base’ configuration for a cloud node. The cloud nodes showcase the best combination of Intel’s technologies and ingredients, such as Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT). These technologies are integrated on...

In unison with the launch of 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors in San Francisco today, Advantech Networks & Communications Group announced upgrades across its entire range of networking and edge compute platforms from single processor white box appliances with 60 to 300 Gbps throughput capabilities and up to 400Gbps on dual processor servers. These servers are ideal for applications such as provider edge network gateways,...

Advantech and Ethernity today announced a joint partnership and that they have successfully integrated an effective virtual Broadband Remote Access Server (vBRAS) platform that offers outstanding performance at the network edge, maximizing throughput without impacting CPU efficiency. The joint solution utilizes high-performance Advantech SKY-8000 series servers designed for carrier-grade deployment, and featuring Intel Xeon Scalable...

Service Chaining the S/Gi-LAN with High Speed Packet Processing So just where in the network is some of the most expensive equipment deployed? For now it appears that one place is in the S/Gi-LAN. As such, the opportunity for MNOs to consolidate fixed function hardware onto a single open architecture x86 platform and apply open-standard packet acceleration technology to meet DPI needs, promises high return on flexibility, CAPEX and...

The New Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family is here!   And it’s not just about adding more cores.  There are a lot of new and innovative ingredients. The new product family in essence offers the most scalable and reliable performance with the greatest variety of features and integrations designed to meet the needs of the widest variety of workloads. That’s quite a statement! Let’s take a deeper look at what it means in...